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In this HOT article, Chinese scientists describe the controlled synthesis of orderly NaLa(MoO₄)₂ shuttle-like architectures (nanorods composed of nanoparticles) composed of nanoparticles under hydrothermal conditions.  Ethylene glycol was used as the solvent which can decrease the reaction rate by forming ligand bonds with lanthanide ions and further control the final morphology of the product.  Eu³⁺ ion was chosen as a structural information probe to obtain more luminescent and phase structure information.

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Synthesis and luminescent properties of NaLa(MoO₄)₂:Eu³⁺ shuttle-like nanorods composed of nanoparticles
Mei Yang, Hongpeng You, Yongchao Jia, Hui Qiao, Ning Guo and Yanhua Song
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00822B